Acupuncture and infrared heat therapy are effective for the treatment
of facial paralysis. Researchers from the Third People’s Hospital in
Chongqing determined that combining acupuncture and infrared heat
therapy with conventional facial paralysis medications improves the rate
of positive patient outcomes for the the treatment of this condition.
Facial paralysis is a disorder in which the facial muscles are
dysfunctional, causing immobility, and it may occur in any age
demographic. In the Third People’s Hospital investigation, facial
paralysis patients who received supplementary infrared heat therapy and
acupuncture reported a 91.67% total treatment effective rate while those
in the control group reported a 60.42% total treatment effective rate.
The addition of acupuncture and infrared therapy increased the
effectiveness by 31.25%.